Switzerland SECO
ActiveFinancial sanctions; Travel ban- Programme
- Belarus
- Designated
- Not published by this authority
- Legal basis
- Ordinance of 16 March 2022 on measures against Belarus (SR 946.231.116.9), article 12 (Financial sanctions) and 25 para. 1 (Travelban), annexe 13
- Stated grounds
- Siarhei Avakau is the CEO of OJSC Planar. OJSC Planar is a state enterprise that specialises in the development and supply of components in the field of microelectronics, which are used for the production of military hardware such as UAVs. It forms part of a state-administered enterprise cluster supervised by the Strategic Projects Council under the direct supervision of the President of Belarus. Planar also contributes to Belarusian-Russian technological and military cooperation. As CEO of OJSC Planar, Siarhei Avakau benefits from and materially supports the Belarussian military industrial complex.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026